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Re: Screenwriting

LoudLon wrote:

gabs1515 wrote:

I might have to give this celtx a try. I dont like to download things unless others say its ok.

I've been a staunch supporter of Final Draft and have relied on it solely up to now. Since reading Tim's plug and downloading it day before yesterday, I've rewritten ten pages from a script I'd already been working on.

I doubt I'd ever turn my back on my FD program (I paid a hundred fifty bucks for the damn thing, and I'm too cheap to spend that kind of money and not use it) but man... I'm loving this CeltX program.

COOL - I feel the same when it comes to Final Draft. It's my baby - one thing I like about FD is it is simple to use - after my first peak at Celtx I was impressed with all the jingles and jangles but I think it will just deter me from actually writing. I like the clean white page FD offers - seems Celtx is loud and colourful. Not something I am looking for.

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Good... cleaning up the Vermin script... posted an older script to simplyscripts and downloaded celtx to give it a look. All in all, hoping to have that done by the end of the month and start on some new stuff...

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If there are enough people writing, our own space would be awesome.

I know when I had a script moving forward, the whole deal collapsed uner the weight of the financing, which is the most frustrating thing for a writer because it is one thing completely out of your control.

Re: Screenwriting

gabs1515 wrote:

pending meh's approval, that'd be a great place to submit srips (you spelled scripts wrong on that page)

No I didn't. That's the, uh...Danish spelling. Yeah. Danish spelling. You know how those crazy Danes are. They have no idea what a "c" is. It's ridiculous, I know, but, hey, when in Rome. Or in this case, Dane...

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Re: Screenwriting

LoudLon wrote:

gabs1515 wrote:

pending meh's approval, that'd be a great place to submit srips (you spelled scripts wrong on that page)

No I didn't. That's the, uh...Danish spelling. Yeah. Danish spelling. You know how those crazy Danes are. They have no idea what a "c" is. It's ridiculous, I know, but, hey, when in Rome. Or in this case, Dane...

All right, fine, I'll fix it.

Don't you mean its "ridiulous"? hahaha but in all seriousness...its a great idea.

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hey, im currently a freshman in college and absolutely love horror. I really wanna get into screenwriting for horror, and wanna go to the ny film acadamy after graduating with my bachelors and get a masters of the fine arts in film making. I really want to start writing some screenplays, to try and get the hang of it all. I was wondering if you guys can give me some begginer tips for breaking into this, ive never written a script before.

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g0m4k wrote:

hey, im currently a freshman in college and absolutely love horror. I really wanna get into screenwriting for horror, and wanna go to the ny film acadamy after graduating with my bachelors and get a masters of the fine arts in film making. I really want to start writing some screenplays, to try and get the hang of it all. I was wondering if you guys can give me some begginer tips for breaking into this, ive never written a script before.

I'm just figuring it all out myself...without any schooling or much writing experience. I'm hoping for "natural" talent lol. Oh well its just a hobby, if it goes somewhere I'll be happy.

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g0m4k wrote:

hey, im currently a freshman in college and absolutely love horror. I really wanna get into screenwriting for horror, and wanna go to the ny film acadamy after graduating with my bachelors and get a masters of the fine arts in film making. I really want to start writing some screenplays, to try and get the hang of it all. I was wondering if you guys can give me some begginer tips for breaking into this, ive never written a script before.

You will get a million different pointless tips from different people all depending on where they learned to write. Just find you a book to learn the basics (Screenwriting for dummies is fine and dandy..lol) and then shape your craft in your own voice. Someone will tell you one thing is a RULE and then someone will tell you the opposite. You can also gain insight via peer reviews on sites like www.zoetrope.com .. a lot of fledgling writers and produced writers alike tend to praise their experiences there.

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so i downloaded celtx...wow thats a lot better than fiddling around with it in word. Thanks for the tip. I'm just wondering how its free tho....since most other programs i've heard of cost hundreds of dollars.

Re: Screenwriting

g0m4k wrote:

hey, im currently a freshman in college and absolutely love horror. I really wanna get into screenwriting for horror, and wanna go to the ny film acadamy after graduating with my bachelors and get a masters of the fine arts in film making. I really want to start writing some screenplays, to try and get the hang of it all. I was wondering if you guys can give me some begginer tips for breaking into this, ive never written a script before.

My advice would be to read scripts. Go to a screenwriting site and just read, read, read. That's what got me started.